Vacancy Details

Bulgaria

Senior Corporate Legal Officer

Careers / Senior Corporate Legal Officer , Bulgaria

Career Opportunity:

We are currently recruiting a Senior Corporate Legal Officer, for our Sofia office. The successful candidate will join the Shared Service Center Corporate Secretary (“SSC Cosec”) Department, which is in charge of the corporate secretary services delivered to the assigned clients from Luxembourg, Switzerland, UK and the Netherlands.

You will have the following responsibilities:

  • Assure and maintain high standard from a legal point of view of corporate documentation and of corporate secretary services delivered to the clients from different jurisdictions
  • Organizing and actively attending board meetings, preparing meeting agendas, board packs, board meeting minutes, etc.
  • Preparation of various corporate legal documents based on the available templates - agreements, addendums, corporate deeds (increase/ decrease of share capital, dissolution, liquidation, etc.)
  • Organizing the incorporation of companies
  • Preparation and filing of corporate updates to the trade registers and keep up to date the trade register information for all clients
  • Update statutory and other information contained on various databases and registers
  • Provide support in case of acquisition/ disposal of assets, capital increase/ decrease, share premium, conversion debt to equity, etc., and ensure timely and correct completion
  • Communication with banks, notaries, Luxembourg administrations, clients, clients’ consultants, etc.
  • Coordinating with external legal advisors to ensure smooth completion of deals, investment and financing transactions
  • Provide prompt and accurate ad hoc legal and compliance information as requested by internal and external teams
  • Team up with the financial reporting teams to ensure the relevant legal documentation is in place
  • Lead different projects internally or with legal and tax advisors in a broad range of areas to ensure the appropriate standards are implemented .
  • Track and monitor the accuracy of legal documents and corporate governance
  • Know and apply the procedures implemented within the SSC Cosec and Centralis

Your skills:

  • A background in law with emphasis on corporate law and investments. Knowledge of the Luxembourg or the UK law would be an asset
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in a corporate legal role
  • Strong company secretarial skills
  • Expertise in drafting corporate legal documents
  • Ability to manage people and to effectively supervise their work
  • Ability to develop and manage client relationships
  • Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. French and/or German language skills would be an asset
  • Ability to communicate in an international working environment with all levels of staff
  • Highly motivated and pro-active with the ability to prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines and clients` needs
  • Attention to details and strong organisational skills

What we offer:

At Centralis, we work in a dynamic, human-size, multi-cultural environment. We attach great importance to the personal fulfilment and professional development of our employees. We offer you an interesting and rewarding job, an attractive salary package and a number of benefits, including training support and flexibility. 

Should you be interested, please send your application letter, together with your curriculum vitae, in English, by clicking on the "apply here" button below.